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Provision of bus service - Route 295/N295

LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED

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17 Sep 2026 at 12:50

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Summary of the contracting process

London Bus Services Limited, part of the London bus network, procured the provision of public road transport services on bus route 295/N295. The requirement covers operation of the route for passengers in London and is a service contract rather than a supply of vehicles or construction works. Transport for London is identified as the review body for the procurement. The awarded supplier, London United, is based in London and is classified as a large organisation. The requirement sits within urban railway, tramway, trolleybus and bus services, with the practical focus on scheduled bus operations. Businesses relevant to this opportunity are therefore bus operators and public transport providers able to deliver route-based passenger services in London.

The procurement has been completed and awarded to London United through a selective negotiated procedure with a prior call for competition. The award used price as its evaluation criterion, and one bid was recorded for the lot. The contract was signed on 13 August 2026 for £9,368,516. The requirement was described as a seven-year service for route 295/N295, with an option for the contracting entity to extend the agreement at its discretion. The procurement was covered by the Government Procurement Agreement. The process concerned a single lot, whose tender record is marked cancelled, while the published award and contract are active. No separate award date or contract start and end dates are stated.

This procurement indicates demand for established London bus operators capable of running a scheduled public passenger route reliably over a long service term. A credible competitor would need operational control of buses and drivers, route planning and timetable delivery, depot and maintenance arrangements, safety management, and the capacity to meet public transport performance requirements at network scale. Experience of working with Transport for London or comparable urban transport authorities would be commercially relevant, particularly familiarity with regulated service standards, passenger information, incident response and reporting. The selection route also shows that a supplier must be prepared for a competitive negotiated process in which price is decisive. The opportunity is most relevant to sizeable operators or consortia with the resources to sustain continuous London route operations.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of bus service - Route 295/N295

Notice Description

QC98002

Lot Information

Lot 1

Provision of bus service route 295/N295 for 7 years. Please note, costs posted on Find a Tender Service sometimes differ from those on the internet, this is due to post award negotiation.

Options: Term of the agreements be extended at the discretion of the contracting entity.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-077451
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/088177-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

CPV Codes

60112000 - Public road transport services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£9,368,516 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON BUS SERVICES LIMITED
Contact Name
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Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LONDON
Postcode
E20 1JN
Postcode Area
East London
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI4 Inner London - East
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI41 Hackney and Newham
Delivery Location
TLI London
Local Authority
Newham
Electoral Ward
Stratford Olympic Park
Westminster Constituency
Stratford and Bow

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

London United

Further Information

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